Milestone Projects

Made it, here it is... the end of the road. We survived. 

This class was a huge challenge for me, the technical nature did not appeal to me at all and I found it very frustrating at times. I've never been brought to tears by maddening frustration over a computer program before. That is why each one of these achievements feels so significant to me, and now I feel like I barely scratched the surface of what Rhino and I could create together. There are some commands I still haven't really explored such as Sweep I or II, never made a screw, or a spring. I have mad respect for what you've all been doing this semester! You all inspire me weekly. 

My survival in this course would not have been possible without a particularly cool and talented individual helping me not once, but twice with some tricky things, and taking time out of their very busy schedule to help a peer in need. Thank you Kitt, my gratitude runs deep. 

So with that all said here we go down the rabbit hole just one more time. 

My favourite of the semester would have to be the castle, no shit. I knew 3 commands. Loft, extrude and cap. That is it, and I somehow managed to create this. Certainly not the cleanest work, but I don't think I could create something like this again. It is just so organic and well, a yard sale. 

The surface design study. Oh yeah this was fun... I really feel like I got the hang of hatching. I will never forget how I felt when Bryan told us we would likely never use hatching ever again. I felt like a child whose ice cream had just fallen on the sidewalk. 

Next up the socket set, my very ambitious idea... Well I never finished, time was a major challenge for this one. There were just so many pieces, and so much measuring. I got tripped up on the tiny details of every little socket, and I only managed one driver bit, and never even got to the case, these were all challenges I could not overcome. I am happy with what I did produce and have a deeper respect for all 3D things in my life. 

Finally, the Island Ring. I was encouraged by all of my peers in the 1:1 meetings to explore this concept, and I am glad I did. Thank you peers! I was challenged by the terrain, as well as the tree, I never quite got it to where I wanted it. And with the hard lesson of learning you cannot un boolean union, it will remain the way it is. 

I'm very proud of what I accomplished this semester and was a tad disappointed we never did the chess set, I'd been thinking about how I would go about it all semester. I drew up a quick and dirty design (Bryans words), and I can do that now because I've got some skills, Thanks Bryan! Not only for the skills but getting us through this crazy surreal semester. You killed it. 

Thank you all for a great semester in these extraordinary conditions. I hope to meet you all face to face one day, and high five. Wishing you all the best going forward. 

J. Broz, over and out. 

Wearable Object - Finalize and Verify

 Happy happy Monday, 

I am pleased, very pleased with how this turned out. 

And so, here we go... I could have easily spent another 40 hours playing with this design and little elements I could have added or experimented with. This ring was designed after a place in Bali called Tanah Lot Temple I visited in 2018, a temple out in the middle of the ocean and only accessible by boat unless the tide was out. I left some design elements from the original, and added some whimsical natural elements. Everyone I talked to during the peer assessments agreed that this concept would be a great one to explore. I'm really glad I listened and got to this. There was a lot to work out through the process. 

Ahhh the patience one needs while waiting for things to render. Good things come to those that wait 45 mins per render. 

Green Means GO! 

Plus, I owed this from last week. I spent all my time on this ring that I never got back to fixing my third one. 

Hope you had as much fun with your ring as I did mine. I can't wait to wear this someday if we ever get to be together again. 

Until next time, J.Broz over and out. 

Wearable Object Progress 1

 Monday November 16th. 

Okay, it's been a hell of a week, and so I'm not as far as I would like to be. I ran into some challenges and although I feel like I've got some skills now, I still doing baby steps it seems and getting nowhere fast. Thanks to my group partners for the feedback, the maps, the island ring were popular. Talked about the maps not having to be literal, or true to the map, could play with the city plan, shapes, alignment. I like this idea, however I need some time to massage it out. The FLOW command wasn't working for a bracelet sized piece. 

I do like where this is going, but not my best concept for this assignment. I had challenges with the tube junctions and I think I may pull them all together. 

Island Ring, I think this is my best concept out of the three. I found the terroir to be super tricky and I went online and found a command called PATCH, it did not work... at all. I got some sort of space looking thing that was.... well I don't even have the words. The little house didn't turn out the way I wanted, needs more problem solving. Haven't tried the tree yet... eeek! 

Okay my 3rd piece... I really liked the way that I had created the flowers and how they extruded. I know there are broken surfaces, however I really liked the way it looked. It did not work at all, I tried so many times but all I got was this mess. Le sigh 

My last ditch attempt to have three rings done for this assignment actually worked but, it has no where near the flair I would like it to. 

Wearable Object Concept Generation

 Happy Monday(ish)! 

I can honestly say that I am delighted we had a break from the computer this week, it was very much needed. Is anyone else feeling fried? What is it about online classes that feels 10 times more draining? Anyway, enough of that whoo ha. Here we go! 

I lack mad drawing skills (I have no idea how I got into art school either) so, I got a little creative for my concept generation. I pulled from pictures from my travels over the years and my collection of photos, many, many photos... Photos of sculptures and images that inspire me, things I thought were beautiful, and views I experienced (I've been very lucky to travel to so many places).

By working them and massaging them together I think I have some launching points to discuss in class. I recognize that I will need to draw out the ideas we discuss before I go to the computer and solve some problems before I get down to breaking this down in Rhino. Thinking about the commands we've learned, I feel that I can pull from any of these and build a sweet wearable object. 

Looking forward to getting started and heading down the rabbit hole. 

38. A last minute addition... Reminds me of the bathroom in Vegas with windows that overlooked the strip and at another hotel. I didn't have the guts to use the washroom if you wanted to know but, I did take a photo. I think this could make a pretty sweet ring too. I wonder if it could have a hinge and the lid could open?? 

See you on the flip side! 

Reverse Engineer Object HD

 November 2nd (ish) 

Reverse Engineer an object, sure, sounded easy enough. Truthfully it has been a long hard road to get here but, I got here, but there aren't enough hours in a week. I'm proud of what I have accomplished, 6 weeks ago I would not have been able to do this. It's not perfect, nor fully finished (didn't even have time to start the case). I didn't realize it would take me up to 2 hours just to build one little drill bit. I got really jammed on the little drill bits, even with extra help. I finally got the socket wrench together, thank you to a colleague for the extra help. There are 100 hours more I could do.  Here's to the end of this project, the bag of chips, fuzzy peaches, swedish fish, and kit kat bar. I really should really try a salad.